Ash tray



Mil/Ill! Y J. D. GERAHTY ASH TRAY Filed Sept. 6, 194].

Sept. 14, 1943.

IN ENTO 214M 2w -M2M ATToR/VE'H cigarette or cigar it is necessary'for him Patented Sept. 14, 1943 TRAY l Aquatray, Incorporated, corporation of New York Application September 6, 1941," seal Ntjeiofz'ss 2 Claims.

The principal object of the present invention is the elimination, or at least a substantial lessening, of the damage from fires or burning caused by careless smokers of cigarettes and cigars who neglect to completely extinguish them prior to discarding them. As is well known, through forgetfulness or carelessness, or both, smokers are very apt to place a partially smoked cigarette or cigar on an ash tray, the continued burning of which results in its falling off the ash tray and burning holes in or scorching or otherwise damaging rugs, Woodwork, furniture or coverings for these and other various articles.

In accordance with the present invention I associate with or attach to an ash tray of any conventional form or configuration an extinguishing liquid-holding chamber, trough, reser-- voir or channel which may be formed, if so desired, as a part of the ash tray. per se. When the smoker has completed the smoking of his to dip the lighted end thereof into the extinguishing liquid and then discard it in the ash tray or elsewhere and thus avoid any possibility of damageutherefrom as hereinbefore referred to. The ash tray itself may be composed of any noninfiammable material such as metal, metal alloys, glass, plastics, porcelain, synthetic materials, etc. and the extinguishing liquid-holding trough or channel etc. may be formed of the same or of a difierent material, and of the same or of a different color, and may be permanently fastened or secured to the ash tray.

A further object of the invention is the production of an ash tray of the above character in which the extinguishing liquid-holding trough etc., or a wall thereof, performs the function-of being a partial supporting element for a cigarette or cigar temporarily not in use and in addition to the grooved support or other supporting element usually and conventionally provided in ash trays for that purpose. A further object of the invention is the positioning of the extinguishing liquid -holding trough in such manner as to act as a shield to receive a cigarette or cigar which burns partially and falls from, its own weight after being temporarily placed in the grooved support therefor of the ash tray.

A further object of the invention is to associate an extinguishing liquidholding trough of the above character with an ash tray in such manner as to enhance considerably the ornamental appearance of the ash tray itself.

Other and further objects and advantages of merely the invention will appear as the description thereof proceeds, the invention consisting in the novel ash tray hereinafter more particularly described and then specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating a practical embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is'a perspective view of a modification of an ash tray embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation (partially in section) of the ash tray shown in Figure 1.

Referring in detail to both figures of the drawing: g

The body of an ash tray or bowl embodying the invention is-indicated at I0 and may be made of any of the materials hereinbefore recited. It is preferably provided with a flat lower wall orbase ll. Said body It) also is concaved centrally thereof, as at [4, to provide a refuse-receiving receptacle for the reception of ashes, burnt matches and partially smoked cigars and cigarettes 'or; other refuse. I

A trough i9 for holding extinguishing liquid I 9' forms the circumferential rim of the ash tray which is positioned adjacent its upper peripheral edge. This trough takes the form of a continuous tube through which the extinguishing fluid may flow freely and which may be a separate tube, if so desired, fastened to the upper and outer edge of the ash tray in any suitable manner, as by an adhesive.

The tubeor rim I9 is provided with a series of spaced grooves 20 therein, as illustrated, the base of each of which is provided with an opening 20' in order to permit access to the extinguishing fluid in the tube and of a size adapting it to receive the lighted end of a cigar or cigarette 2| (Fig. 2), as the case maybe, in order to extinguish it. The walls of these grooves 20 are concaved whereby the grooves may readily be utilized as cigarette-holding or other object-holding supporting elements. The configuration of the grooves is such that the outer portion of each base thereof lies in' a higher. plane than its inner portion adjacent the refuse receptacle l4 whereby the cigarette 2|, for instance, lying in one of the grooves will take an inclined position directedtoward the receptacle portion, as shown in Fig. 1. Accordingly, should the cigarette fall from within one of the grooves 20, its tendency will be to fall Within the receptacle, portion [4 rather than fall outwardly and away from the ash tray. A further advantage of this construction lies in the fact that the openings 26' are located or positioned within the grooves per se so that, in some cases, a cigarette which has burned to within a short distance from its end will be apt to fall from its own weight through the opening 20 and within the tube l9 where it will be automatically extinguished.

It will be obvious that the water or other extinguishing liquid may not only be perfumed but may be deodorized, or both, if so desired.

This invention claimed is:

1. An ash tray comprising a circular body provided with arefuse-receiving receptacle therein and a hollow tube holding liquid for extinguishing a lighted cigarette, said tube constituting a circumferential rim of the ash tray and being positioned adjacent the upper peripheral edge of said body, said tube being provided with an objectreceiving and supporting groove therein, said groove being provided with an opening in its base communicating with the interior of said tube.

2. An ash tray comprising a circular body provided with a refuse-receiving receptacle therein and a hollow tube holding liquid for extinguishing a lighted cigarette, said tube constituting a circumferential rim of the ash tray and being positioned adjacent the upper peripheral edge of said body, said tube being provided with an 0bject-receiving and supporting groove therein, said groove having concaved walls and being provided with an opening in its base communicating with the interior of said tube, the outer portion or the base of the groove lying in a higher plane than the inner portion thereof adjacent the refuse-receiving receptacle.

JAMES D. GERAHTY. 

